2. “You always complain about everything.”
Suddenly, things that never annoyed him before now irritate him. Your tone, your habits, your questions – all become reasons for him to withdraw. In truth, this phrase is a defense mechanism. It allows him to defend his growing affection for another woman by making you seem like the problem. It’s easier to drift away when he convinces himself that you’ve become “too much to control.”
3. “I don’t feel like myself when I’m with you.”
This one cuts deep. When a man says this, he’s no longer fighting for connection and he’s chasing freedom. It means he’s begun comparing how he feels around you with how he feels around someone else. That “someone else” often gives him excitement, admiration, or validation – the kind he once existed in you. This phrase notes the emotional turning point where his loyalty begins to fade.
